Help figuring out the right Spanish language level on LinkedIn as well as tips on how to make your language skills stand out in your profile.

1. Defining your Spanish
language level on LinkedIn
By your friends at:

2. Don’t skip the Language section on
your LinkedIn profile!
Any language skills are valued.
Important!
Show
it
off!
Don’t
be
shy…

3. LinkedIn’s Language
Proficiency Levels:
Which are you?

4. Easy to
choose or
eliminate
“HOLA.
¿COMO
ESTA?”
“Pues,
claro,
fuimos
a
bilar
pero
el
hijito
de
mi
mamá
nos
clar…”
Which proficiency level?

5. Have you taken an official proficiency exam lately?
• Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) ?
• US Department of State’s Language Proficiency Exam?
• Advanced Placement (AP) Exam?
• Professional certification course?
If so, great! Use those results. (And be sure to highlight these tests in
the certification or exam section of your profile.)
If not, continue…
Which proficiency level?

6. Average your skills in the following areas:
• Reading
• Speaking
• Writing
• Listening/Understanding
Don’t know what your level is? See
examples of levels of proficiency on the
American Council of Teachers of Foreign
Languages’ (ACTFL) website.
Vamos…

7. And don’t forget to
Highlight your
language skills in the
rest of your profile!
¿Como?

8. Tip #1
Include the schools where you’ve learned
Spanish or studied abroad

9. Tip #2
Add language classes and significant
coursework (i.e. thesis, project) to existing
schools in your profile
Bonus: Add “Spanish Club” to your Activities
(but only if you were actually in the Spanish Club…)

10. Tip #3
Ask others to “Endorse” your language skills
on your profile.
(You can reorder the skills in this section to highlight
desired categories.)

11. Tip #4
Add Spanish-related contributions under
“Projects” or “Volunteer”
Mission trips? Taught English classes? Translated documents?

12. Or… go all the way!
Create your entire LinkedIn profile in
Spanish. Here is a blog and podcast on the
whole process.

13. Want to improve your Spanish
skills more?
Professionalize your Spanish for your career with our
Macro Spanish program.
Learn more at this link.